John 151217 John 151217 This is My commandment that you love one another just as I have loved you Greater love has no one than this that one lay down his life for his friends You are My friends if you do what I command you No longer do I call you slaves for the slave does no ID: 750540
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What does it mean to be a friend of Jesus?
John 15:12-17Slide2
John 15:12-17
“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and
that
your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. This I command you, that you love one another.”Slide3
Jesus calls you a “
philos
”
John 15:12 - 17Slide4
Jesus calls you a “philos
”
“No
longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you
friends…” – John 15:15aSlide5
Jesus’ “philos
”
are PRECIOUS to Him
John 15:15Slide6
Jesus’ “
philos
”
have a PLACE in Him
John 15:15Slide7
Jesus’ “philos
” have a PLACE in Him
“…but
I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have
made
known to you
.”
- John 15:15bSlide8
Colossians 1:13-14, 19-22
“
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins…
For it was the
Father’s
good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him,
I say
, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind,
engaged
in evil deeds,
yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach…”Slide9
Jesus’ “
philos
”
have been PICKED by Him
John 15:16Slide10
Jesus’ “philos
” have been PICKED by Him
“but
I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to
you.
You
did not choose Me but I chose
you…” – John 15:15-16Slide11
Jesus’ “philos
” have been PICKED by Him
“
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless
before
Him
. In
love,
He
predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to
the
kind
intention of His will
,
to the praise of the glory of His
grace…” – Ephesians 1:4-6aSlide12
Ephesians 2:1-4
“And
you
were
dead
in
your trespasses and sins,
in
which you formerly walked according to
the course
of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of
disobedience.
Among
them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our
flesh,
indulging
the desires of the flesh and of the
mind
, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest
.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved
us,”Slide13
Jesus’ “philos
” have been PICKED by God
”
For
by grace you have been saved through faith; and
that
not of yourselves,
it is
the gift of
God;
not
as a result of
works
, so that no one may boast
.” – Ephesians 2:8-9Slide14
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Jesus’ “
philos
”
have THE PURPOSE in Him
John 15:16-17Slide16
Jesus’ “philos
” have a PURPOSE in Him
“
You
did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and
that
your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to
you. This
I command you, that you love one another
.” – John 15:16-17Slide17
Jesus’ “philos
” have THE PURPOSE in Him
“
If
you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for
you.
My Father
is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and
so
prove
to be My
disciples…
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and
that
your joy may be made full.
” – John 15: 7-8, 11Slide18
Jesus’ “philos
” have THE PURPOSE in Him
“
Greater
love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends
.” – John 15:13Slide19
The world will hate the friends of Jesus
, because the world hated Jesus
John 15:18-19Slide20
The world will hate the friends of God
“If the world hates
you,
you
know that it has hated Me before
it hated
you.
If
you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you
.” – John 15:18-19Slide21
How do I live Like a “
p
hilos
”
?
Principle #1: Be
sacrificial
in loving God and others.
Sacrifice your sleep by getting up just 15min earlier to spend time with the Lord.
Sacrifice your rights as a roommate and choose to serve your roommate by washing the dishes.
Sacrifice your time to serve in your community (i.e. Church, non-profits, Big Event, etc.)
Sacrifice your money and give globally and locallySlide22
How do I live l
ike a “
philos
”?
Principle #2: Remember the Cross
Start the habit of making your first thought, every morning, the Cross and the empty grave. Remember the greatest example of sacrifice.
Lets start a hashtag “
rememberthecross
”. Slide23
What does it mean to be a friend of Jesus?
John 15:12-17